Anarlog
Local-first AI meeting notepad that records device audio without a bot joining the call.
Quick answer
Anarlog is a local-first AI meeting notepad that records device audio without a bot joining the call, listed under Speech & translation. A typical small-business use: meeting notes for sales, HR or client calls without a recording bot in the participant list. It runs on each user's own computer, so there is no server to rent. License: MIT (community app); commercial license for enterprise/, which allows internal business use.
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What is Anarlog?
Anarlog (formerly Hyprnote) is an open-source, local-first AI notepad for meetings and an alternative to Granola. It records microphone and system audio on your computer, so no bot joins the call, then transcribes and summarizes with on-device models, your own provider keys or the optional Anarlog Cloud. Notes, transcripts and settings are stored locally on the machine. Desktop builds exist for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Where it fits in a 10–200 person business
- Meeting notes for sales, HR or client calls without a recording bot in the participant list
- Fully local transcription and summaries on Apple Silicon Macs for confidential meetings
- Personal meeting notes for consultants or managers who prefer not to use a cloud notetaker
These use cases are our editorial suggestions, not claims made by the project.
Can a business use Anarlog? (license)
| License | MIT (community app); commercial license for enterprise/ |
|---|---|
| Type | Permissive: MIT / Apache-2.0: use, modify and sell with few obligations. |
| Internal business use | Allowed under the license text |
| What to watch | Permissive. The community desktop, web, CLI and server code is MIT: internal and commercial use allowed; keep the license notice. Code under enterprise/ is source-visible but commercially licensed and needs a written agreement with Fastrepl. |
This is a plain-English summary of the license text, not legal advice. Third-party models you run with it have their own licenses.
Data & compliance: does Anarlog phone home?
| Telemetry (usage data sent to the vendor) | Not documented The desktop app has a "Share usage data (PostHog)" switch for product analytics and session replay, plus a separate switch for sanitized crash and error reports. The docs explain how to turn them off but do not state the default. How to turn it off: Settings, Privacy, disable "Share usage data (PostHog)" and "Error". Source: docs.anarlog.so/data-and-privacy |
|---|---|
| Other calls home by default (updates, marketplaces, default cloud services) | Yes, by default Chat's web search always sends the search query to a hosted research endpoint, even when transcription and summaries are local. How to turn it off: Do not use web search in Chat. Source: docs.anarlog.so/offline |
| Single sign-on (OIDC / SAML / LDAP) | Paid / enterprise only SSO and SCIM are listed as Enterprise plan organization controls. Source: docs.anarlog.so/teams |
| Audit log | Not documented |
| Role-based access control (RBAC) | Paid / enterprise only Shared workspaces with member roles come with the Pro plan. Source: docs.anarlog.so/teams |
| Data residency / GDPR notes from the project | Documented Notes, transcripts, settings, kept recordings and local models are stored on the computer; content leaves only for hosted providers, encrypted Cloud Sync, sharing or the opt-in Cloud API you enable. Source: docs.anarlog.so/data-and-privacy |
Checked against the project's own docs and repository on . "Not documented" means we could not find the answer in official sources; it does not mean the feature is missing or that no data is sent. Third-party services you connect (model APIs, vector databases, search engines) have their own data policies. Compare all apps.
What hardware does Anarlog need?
The project does not publish a minimum CPU/RAM figure, so we leave the official value blank rather than guess.
GPU: On-device transcription (Soniqo, Apple Speech, on-device whisper.cpp files) requires an Apple Silicon Mac; on Windows and Linux choose Anarlog Cloud or another transcription provider.
No RAM or disk figures are published. macOS builds require macOS 15 or later; Windows and Linux builds are labelled beta.
How much does it cost to host Anarlog per month?
Runs on each user's own computer, so there is no server to rent.
How to deploy Anarlog
Method: Desktop installer (macOS, Windows, Linux)
# macOS / Windows: download from https://anarlog.so/download
# Debian / Ubuntu via the signed APT repository:
sudo install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://anarlog.so/apt/anarlog-archive-keyring.asc \
| sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/anarlog.asc > /dev/null
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/anarlog.asc
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anarlog.sources > /dev/null <<'SRC'
Types: deb
URIs: https://anarlog.so/apt
Suites: stable
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/anarlog.asc
SRC
sudo apt update
sudo apt install anarlogFrom the official instructions: docs.anarlog.so/desktop-installation. Always check the source for the current version before you run it.
Known gotchas when self-hosting Anarlog
- Local transcription is Apple Silicon only. On Windows, Linux and Intel Macs the audio goes to Anarlog Cloud or the transcription provider you configure. source
- Choosing a local model for transcription does not make summaries local, and vice versa: set both Settings, Transcription and Settings, Intelligence to local providers. Chat's web search always sends the query to a hosted research endpoint. source
- Audio retention is a setting; once the chosen period passes the recording is deleted for good and only the note and transcript remain. source
- Team workspaces, sharing and roles are part of the paid Pro plan; SSO, SCIM and organization policies are Enterprise, and enterprise/ code is not MIT. source
Alternatives in Speech & translation
- whisper.cpp Fast C/C++ port of OpenAI Whisper speech recognition with a small HTTP transcription server.
- PDFMathTranslate PDF translator that keeps the original layout, formulas, charts and tables.
- Meetily Desktop meeting recorder that transcribes and summarizes meetings locally.
- LibreTranslate Self-hosted machine translation API with no dependency on Google or DeepL.
- Speaches OpenAI-compatible speech-to-text and text-to-speech server (faster-whisper, Kokoro, Piper).
- Whisper ASR Webservice Whisper speech-to-text as a REST API in one Docker container.
- Scriberr Self-hosted web app that transcribes audio offline, with speaker labels and AI summaries.
Anarlog FAQ
How much RAM does Anarlog need?
Anarlog does not publish an official RAM figure, so we do not state one. No RAM or disk figures are published. macOS builds require macOS 15 or later; Windows and Linux builds are labelled beta.
Does Anarlog need a GPU?
On-device transcription (Soniqo, Apple Speech, on-device whisper.cpp files) requires an Apple Silicon Mac; on Windows and Linux choose Anarlog Cloud or another transcription provider.
How much does it cost to self-host Anarlog?
The software is free to download. It runs on each user's own computer, so there is no server to rent.
Is Anarlog free for commercial use?
Anarlog is licensed under MIT (community app); commercial license for enterprise/ (Permissive). Internal business use is allowed under the license text. Permissive. The community desktop, web, CLI and server code is MIT: internal and commercial use allowed; keep the license notice. Code under enterprise/ is source-visible but commercially licensed and needs a written agreement with Fastrepl. This is a summary, not legal advice.
What are common problems when self-hosting Anarlog?
Local transcription is Apple Silicon only. On Windows, Linux and Intel Macs the audio goes to Anarlog Cloud or the transcription provider you configure. Choosing a local model for transcription does not make summaries local, and vice versa: set both Settings, Transcription and Settings, Intelligence to local providers. Chat's web search always sends the query to a hosted research endpoint. Audio retention is a setting; once the chosen period passes the recording is deleted for good and only the note and transcript remain. Team workspaces, sharing and roles are part of the paid Pro plan; SSO, SCIM and organization policies are Enterprise, and enterprise/ code is not MIT.
Is Anarlog still maintained?
Yes, it is actively developed. Last commit: Oct 28, 2026. Latest release: desktop_v1.4.33 (Oct 28, 2026). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
How do I install Anarlog?
The official method is Desktop installer (macOS, Windows, Linux). The exact commands are in the "How to deploy" section above and in the official instructions: https://docs.anarlog.so/desktop-installation
What are self-hosted alternatives to Anarlog?
Other apps in Speech & translation: whisper.cpp, PDFMathTranslate, Meetily, LibreTranslate, Speaches, Whisper ASR Webservice, Scriberr.
Sources
- GitHub repository: github.com/fastrepl/anarlog
- Official documentation: docs.anarlog.so
- License text: github.com/fastrepl/anarlog/blob/main/LICENSING.md
- Hardware requirements, Deploy instructions, Gotcha 1: docs.anarlog.so/desktop-installation
- Gotcha 2: docs.anarlog.so/offline
- Gotcha 3: docs.anarlog.so/data-and-privacy
- Gotcha 4: docs.anarlog.so/teams
- Hetzner Cloud pricing (cost estimate): www.hetzner.com/cloud/regular-performance
- GitHub stars, commits and releases: GitHub REST API, fetched
Facts on this page were checked against the project's own repository and docs on 2026-10-28. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.